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karyotype

Syllabification: (kar·y·o·type)
Pronunciation: /ˈkarēəˌtīp/
Definition of karyotype

noun

Biology & Medicine
  • the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species.

Derivatives

karyotypic

Pronunciation: /ˌkarēəˈtipik/
adjective

karyotype in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of karyotype in the British & World English dictionary